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All City Writers – graffiti book

For the £30 or whatever it’s retailing at, this is one of few new graf books that’s worth the money. I’ve had this three weeks and still haven’t finished reading it.

26Nov2009 | chris | Comments Off | Continued
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‘Né Dans La Rue’ Fondation Cartier graffiti exhibition, Paris

“This exhibition traces the origins of the graffiti movement while offering a panorama of the diversity of contemporary writing”. A Cartier-backed history of graffiti? With the right people involved? Really? Let’s investigate…

15Nov2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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Flip Skateboards ‘Extremely Sorry’ DVD

With a six-year gap between this and their last effort, Flip had a lot to prove with this one. Would ‘Extremely Sorry’ carry on the Flip tradition of greatness?

4Nov2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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éS and Crooked Tongues ‘The Foothills Project’

You can’t do anything but applaud a genuine approach to creating something different – and this éS & Crooked Tongues Foothills collection is precisely that.

22Sep2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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Sneaker Freaker x AIAIAI earbuds

It was a pleasant surprise to find a set of these AIAIAI ‘phones in my mailbox the other morning, courtesy of the guys at Sneaker Freaker. These aren’t any old ‘phones though: the SF team have given them a special makeover with a slick colour treatment.

15Sep2009 | chris | 1 comment | Continued
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Crack & Shine

Taking on the task of documenting the history of London’s graffiti scene was never going to be an easy job, but you can strike ‘Crack & Shine’ up as a resounding success.

19Aug2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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Hold Tight London DVD and t-shirts

The Hold Tight London project is one of those little shining examples of motivation and creativity that deserves some coverage. Check out the DVD – and accompanying shirts – and lend your support to an impressive assignment.

2Aug2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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Blabac Photo – The Art Of Skateboarding Photography

Mike Blabac was always on my radar if I ever needed to name one of my favourite skate photographers. When I heard that PowerHouse were releasing a book of his work, I knew immediately that this would be a definite purchase.

26Jul2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued
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Andy Jenkins Interview

Editor, writer, illustrator, designer… We catch up with the Girl Skateboards art director and have a quick look through his archives. Brace yourself for something rather special…

21Jun2009 | chris | 1 comment | Continued
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Matix ‘This Is Progress’ Book: Celebrating Ten Years of Matix Clothing

A 280-page book about the past decade of Matix clothing? Call me ignorant, but has it really only been 10 years since the guys started the label? It feels like they’ve been around for considerably longer. ‘This Is Progress’ tells the story…

17May2009 | chris | 0 comments | Continued